Automatic reed-saving device



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Patented July 5, 1927.

' Lassen PATENT OFFICE.

' o'r'ro B. MEYERS, or QUAKERrowN, PENNSYLVANIA.

AUTOIlllIA'JIIC REED-SAVING DEVICE.

Applicationrfiled March a, 1926. semi No. 93,326.

The present inventionrelates to an automatic reed saving device forovercoming the well known difficulties in warping in the manufacture ofraw silk. As is well known raw silk is ofsuch a texture that it over thesame spot. This is what happens at present with the reeds. The silkisdrawn from the creel to the crossing reed, the creel being wider thanreed forces theends to be drawn through the reed at an angle. It is thisangular moving that cuts the reed.

WVhen the reed is cut the operator has difficulty in separating theends, of the silk, and in so doing some of the ends are broken, evenwith the most skilled labor. This breakage means a loss of time to theoperator. To replace the reed is quite expensive, especially since areedis badly out after making four or five warps. Loss of time andreplacementnaturally means less production and higher overhead expenses.The ends of the silk that are drawn through the worn indenture,furthermore, lose their original strength by being continuously scraped,yet while theymay not tear in the process of warping, they will tearwhen put in the 100m and put under the warp tension. These diffi'cultiesare overcome by the present invention. The gist of the invention lies inthe provision of a moving. glass bar which keeps the silk continuouslyon the move, very slowly, in fact barely visible to the eye but,nevertheless, the,

silk is not confined to one spot for wear. Thus I obtain the followingfeatures first, the life of the reed is lengthened indefinitely;

secondly, a better grade of work is produced by each operator; thirdly,lessdifliculty in operations are encountered after warping; fourthly,better and speedier production is obtained; and fifthly, a betterquality of goods is produced.

Another very important objectof the invention is that the attachment isexceedingly simple in. its construction, strong and durable, efficientand reliable, not likely to easily become out of order, and otherwisewell adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

WVith the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features ofconstructiomand in the combination and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation showing a portion of awarper with my attachment associated therewith.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the attachment.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of one end'of the attachment.

Figure 4 is a detail sectional-view taken substantially on the line 4 4of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is an enlarged detail section taken substantially on the line5-5 of Figure 2. I

Figure 6 is a sectional elevation ofa modified form of the ,drive.

Figure 7 is a front elevation of one of the brackets. 1

Figure 8 is another side elevation thereof.

Figure 9 is an enlarged detail section taken substantially on the line99 of Figure 2.

Figure 10 is a perspective view of one of the blocks supporting theglass bar.

In the drawings similar numerals of reference refer to slmilar partsthroughout.

the several views.

Referring to the drawings in detail it, will be seen that the numerals 1denote two brackets that are secured on the reed frame 30 by screws 31or other suitable fastening elements passing through slots 32 thuspermitting vertical movement of the brackets. These brackets 1 are madeof angle iron. The numeral 3 denotes .a glass bar over which the silkslides in going through the cross reed. The numerals 2 denote bracketsthat are supported in brackets 1. The brackets 2 are also formed ofangle iron. The numeral 4 denotes a rod which extends through open ings34 in brackets 1 and through similar openings in brackets 2. v Thebrackets 2 are means of wooden blocks 36 which fit into the angle ironbrackets 2 and are held in place by screwsor other fastening elements37. One of the screws 37 holds a part 38 of a latch, the pivoted part 39of which is on the adjacent bracket 1, as is clearly shown in Figures 1and 2. This latch 38, 39, holds the glass bar assembly in uprightposition while in use. The numeral 14 denotes a connecting rod thatmoves the glass bar assembly by the rotationof a drive wheel 20.

lows a side movement by a slot and pin con-- nection 12. The upper endof the connecting rod 14 is provided with a. bearing 5 that allows theglass bar assembly to be tilted in any position the machine may stop,said bearing 5 receiving the rod 4 which is prevented from movinglongitudinally along the rod 4 by pins 40. The numeral16 denotes anequalizing shaft connected to brackets 1 by connecting arms 6. Thisshaft has crank extensions 16 at its ends. Each connecting rod isfastened to its bracket 1 by a screw or like fastening element 9. Theconnecting rods 6 are fastened to the crank 16 at points 17 by cutting aslot into the ends of the shaft the size of the con necting rod andusing a small screw or like fastening element for holding them'in place.

The shaft is mounted on the reed'frame by means of bearings 15. Thenumerals 18-denote parts of the angle iron brackets '1 at their lowerends whicliform stops when the glass bar assembly is swung down to putin the silk cross.

Referring particularly to Figure 1 it will be seen that the numeral 41denotes the silk as it is drawn from the creel to the drum 42. "As thisis done the glass bar moves up and illustrated in Figure 1 a warpingcarriage is shown at 24 on the supporting rollers 43 and 44 which rollon the heavy iron bars 45 and 46, respectively, extending across thefront of the warper; To obtain power to run my device, the roller 43 isknurled. A shaft 23 holds rollers 43 and extends to the front ofthecarriage and isthere supported by bearing brackets 26. The crank 20 isattached to the end of this shaft which, in turn, moves the glass barassembly up and down through connecting rod 14 by the transverse motionof-the carriage as will be readily understood.

My device is adapted to any warper and the embodiment just described hasbeen illustrated in reference to the well known Sipp warping mills. InFigure 6, however, I have illustrated an embodiment which may be usedwith other warping mills wherein it will be notedthat a bracket 26similar to bracket 26 is provided'but much longer than bracket 26 andhas a pin wheel 47 'journaled in the'lower end thereof on a shaft v48 onwhich is fixed the wheel 20. This pin wheel 47v is adapted to engage tothe floor or the likeupontransverse movement of the carriage therebycausing the rotation of the drive wheel 20 for operation of V the glassbar as heretofore indicated. v 9

It is thought that the construction, operation, and'advantages of thisinvention will.

now-be clearly understood bythose having a skilled knowledge of warpingmills with- V out a more detailed description thereof. The presentembodiments of the invention have been disclosed in detail merely by wayofexample, sincelin actual practice they attain the features ofadvantage enumerated as desirable'in the statement of the invention andin the above description. It will numerous I claim asnew is 7 1. Anattachment for the reed of a warper; wherein the warper includes acarriage having a pair of arms extending ver- Having thus described myinvention what tically therefrom, said carriage beingmovabletransversely ofthe warper; said attachment comprising pair ofbrackets slidably mounted in the arms for vertical reciprocationindependent of the reed and longitudi nally of its dents, means forreciprocating the brackets vertically, a rod extending between the lowerends of the brackets and journaled therein, a second pair of bracketshaving their lower ends on the jrod to pivotally mount the secondbrackets in relation to the first brackets, said second bracket reciprocatingin unison with the-first brackets," a bar extending betweenthe second brackets.

2. An attachment for the reed'of a warper; wherein the warper includesafcarriage having a pair of arms extending'f vertically therefrom, saidcarriage 'beingmovable transversely of the warper; comprising a pair ofbrackets, means for slidablymounting the brackets on the arms forvertical reciprocation in. respect to the reed longitudi-- nally of itsdents, a, rodextendingbetween l Oi) the lower ends of thebrackets andjournaled f therein,- a second pair of brackets. having their lower endson the rod to pivotally V mountthe second brackets in relation to thefirst brackets, said second bracket reciprocating in unison with thefirst brackets, a bar extendingbetween the second-brackets, shaft,O'urnaled on the arms and having crank extensions at its terminals,links engaged with the crank extensions and with the upper ends of thefirst pair of brackets.

to the brackets.

i 3. A reed saving attachment for warpers; wherein the warper includesamongfother' elements, a carriagehaving members rising V therefrom, saidcarriage being transversely and means engaged with the first lowerfrod"of the warper; comprising a pair of brackrotatably mounting the shaft onthe memets, means for sliclably mounting the brackhers rising from thecarriage, cranks of ets on the members for Vertical reciprocation equallength extending from the shaft, and 18 with respect to the reed andlongitudinally a pair of-rods of equal length pivotally enof its dents,a bar, means for mounting the gaged with the brackets and with thecranks. bar between the brackets, means for moving In testimony whereofI affix my signature. the brackets vertically, a shaft, means for a OTTOB. MEYERS.

